McCullough2 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York, 2Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas, USA Introduction Obstetricians regularly confront the ethical challenges of the clashing demands of...
Police officers, morticians, and physicians are required to notify the office of the coroner or medical examiner of deaths, and only the coroner or medical examiner can legally empower the police to secure a site. Deaths usually require an investigation if they are thought to be due to one o...
Medical workforce shortage in rural and remote (RR) areas has been a significant problem globally. Since the introduction of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Policy Recommendation towards improved retention [1], more nations globally have implemented recommended strategies. Of those strategies...
If you are having difficulty with your medical bills, schedule an appointment with your doctor's billing office. They should be able to review your bills, explain your health insurance benefits, direct you to other resources to maximize your insurance benefits, and help you obtain less-costly dr...
(p < 0.001). Mean sexual function scores improved, and FSDS-R score before treatment was 13.6 +/- 8.7, declining to 4.3 +/- 5.0 at month 6 post-treatment (p < 0.001). The author concluded that this office-based procedure is well-tolerated and has shown excellent preliminary results. ...
With respect to use of stretchers for ill passengers, each airline has its own policy. Those that provide this service may require the purchase of as many as six seats (in the first class section) and that an attendant travel with the passenger. The airline may also require that the ...
AirLift procedure for tongue suspension for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea;or Cephalographic X-rays for diagnosis of OSA. A single panoramic x-ray of the jaws and a lateral cephalometric x-ray are considered medically necessary for the evaluation for an oral appliance for OSA. A seco...
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If anyone has been in one for procedure, you feel like you’re going into a torpedo tube, and there’s a lot of noise. So we’re collaborating with Siemens. They have an open magnet, a lower field magnet but that’s open that gives you the opportunity to have better access to the...
The Canadian Coordinating Office of Health Technology Assessment (2002) found that "[t]here is little high quality controlled clinical trial evidence for these therapies." In a randomized, placebo-controlled study, Leonard et al (2004) examined whether treatments with the Anodyne Therapy System (...